GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
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| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
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| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |